Challenge of Champions | |
Type: | defunct |
Tour: | Invitational/Exhibition |
Founded: | 1981 |
Ended: | 1989 |
Editions: | 10 |
Location: | Chicago, U.S. Atlanta, U.S. (1985–1989) Las Vegas, U.S. (1984) |
Surface: | Carpet (indoor) (1984-1987) Clay (green) (1988-1989) |
The Challenge of Champions was an exhibition tennis tournament. Featuring a roster of 8 invited players, it was not recognized by the sport's main sanctioning bodies, but was one of the most lucrative and better regarded non-tour events. Beginning in 1980, it was organized by Canadian company Concert Productions International, which the following year launched a sister event called the Molson Challenge in Toronto.[1] The tournament was discontinued after the 1989 edition.
Year | Dates | Location | Surface | Prize Money | Winner | Runner-up | Score | |
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1989 | April 26–30 | Atlanta | Clay (green) | $1,200,000 | Andre Agassi | Michael Chang | 6–3, 6–2 | |
1988 | April 28–May 1 | Atlanta | Clay (green) | $1,200,000 | Ivan Lendl | Stefan Edberg | 2–6, 6–1, 6–3 | |
1987 | October 6–11 | Atlanta | Carpet (indoor) | $1,200,000 | John McEnroe | Paul Annacone | 6–4, 7–5 | |
1986 |
| Atlanta | Carpet (indoor) | $1,200,000 | Boris Becker | John McEnroe | 3–6, 6–3, 7–5 | |
1985 | January 6–12, 1986 | Atlanta | Carpet (indoor) | $1,000,000 | Ivan Lendl | Jimmy Connors | 6–2, 6–3 | |
1984 | January 6–11, 1985 | Las Vegas | $200,000 | John McEnroe | Guillermo Vilas | 7–5, 6–0 | ||
1983 | January 3–8, 1984 | Chicago | Carpet (indoor) | $250,000 | Jimmy Connors | Andrés Gómez | 6–3, 6–2, 6–1 | |
1982 | January 4–9, 1983 | Chicago | Carpet (indoor) | $250,000 | Ivan Lendl | Jimmy Connors | 4–6, 6–4, 7–5, 6–4 | |
January 6–11, 1982 | Chicago | Carpet (indoor) | $310,000 | Jimmy Connors | John McEnroe | 6–7, 7–5, 6–7, 7–5, 6–4 | ||
January 7–12, 1981 | Chicago | Carpet (indoor) | $310,000 | John McEnroe | Jimmy Connors | 6–2, 6–4, 6–1 |